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A report Tuesday indicated nine sports are among the finalists that could be added to the 2028 Olympic Summer Games program in Los Angeles, with a final decision potentially made at the International Olympic Committee’s General Session in Mumbai in May 2023. The nine sports, reported by CricBuzz, are breaking, baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse, karate, […]
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has been around the United States over the past week in a series of meetings with national and international stakeholders as the IOC detailed on Tuesday. In the past week, Bach has visited New York City; Birmingham, Alabama; Eugene, Oregon; and Los Angeles, where on Monday organizers for LA28 […]
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The 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles will start on July 14 with a dual Opening Ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium, with competition going through July 30 and the Paralympic Summer Games starting August 15. Monday’s announcement starts the six year countdown to the first U.S.-based Olympics since Salt […]
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The newly formed “Vision28” Group has been created to lead flag football’s efforts towards inclusion at the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles, it was announced during The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. Pierre Trochet and Troy Vincent have been named co-chairs of the group. Trochet is president of the International Federation of […]
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Gene Sykes, who helped bring the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games to Los Angeles, will be the next chair of the board of directors for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee effective December 31, 2022, the organization announced on Friday evening. The vote took place during a special session of the USOPC’s 17-person […]
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The Hershey Company has renewed its partnership with Team USA and will extend it through the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Hershey will support Team USA through 2028 when the Games return to American soil, as well as during Paris 2024 and Milan Cortina 2026. Hershey will also utilize NBCUniversal’s Olympic and […]
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The International Olympic Committee has approved the initial sports program for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles, including the official inclusion of surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing. Still off the list for the moment are Olympic stalwarts boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon, whose administration have been called into question over a variety of […]
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Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing have been added to the list of 28 sports to be included in the Initial Sports Program for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles ahead of what is expected to be official confirmation at the next International Olympic Committee session in February 2022. IOC President Thomas Bach noted the […]
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The International Olympic Committee will give fans the chance to buy Olympic-branded merchandise for the first time without going to the Games, opening The Olympic Shop in collaboration with Fanatics as Paris 2024 marks its 1,000-day countdown to the opening of the next Olympic Summer Games. Fans will be able to purchase official Olympic and […]
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Signaling a new phase in its operation, the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games have named Kathy Carter as chief executive officer to lead the successful planning and execution of the LA28 Games. As CEO, Carter will report to LA28 Chairperson Casey Wasserman and oversee Games delivery, impact and business operations. Carter joined LA28 in October […]
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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